L. Fr. Legallty; sufficiency in law. Brltt c. 109
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An estate in realty held nnder a lease; an estate for a fixed term of years. See Stubbings v. Evanston, 136 I1L 37, 26 N. E. 577, 11 L. R. A. 839, 29 Am. SL Rep. 300; washington F. Ins. Co. v. Kelly, 32 Md. 421, 3 Am. Rep. 149; Harley v. o’Donnell, 9 Pa. Co. CL R. 56
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A conveyance of lands or fene-ments to a person for life, for a term of years, or at will, in consideration of a return of rent or some other recompense. The person wbo so conveys such lands or tenements is termed the “lessor,” and the person to whom they are conveyed, the “lessee;” and when the lessor so conveys lands or tenements to a lessee, he is said to lease, demise, or let them. 4 Cruise, Dig. 58
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Possessing learuing; erudite; versed in the law. In statutes prescribing the qualifications of Judges, “learned in the law” designates one who has received a regular legal education, the almost invari-able evidence of which is the fact of hls ad-mlssion to the bar. See Jamieson v. wiggin, 12 S. D. 16, 80 N. W. 137, 46 L. R. A. 317, 76 Am. St. Rep. 585; o’Neal v. McKinna, 116 Ala. 620, 22 South. 905
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L. Fr. Legality; the condi-tion of a legalis homo, or lawful man
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To lncline in opinion or prefer-ence. A court is sometimes said to “lean against” a doctrine, construction, or view contended for, whereby it is meant that the eourt regards it with disfavor or repugnance, because of its inexpedience, injustice, or in-consistency
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The waste or diminution of a liquid caused by its leaking from the cask, barrel, or other vessel in which it was placed
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A qnestion pnt or framed in such a form as to suggest the answer sought to be obtained by the person interrogating. Coogler v. Rhodes, 38 Fla. 240, 21 South. Ill, 56 Am. St Rep. 170; Gunter v. watson, 49 N. C. 456; Railway Co. v. Hammon, 92 Tex. 509, 50 S. W. 123; Franks v. Gress Lumber Co., .111 Ga. 87, 36
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1. A treaty of alliance be-tweeu different states or parties. It may be offensive or defensive, or both. It is offensive when the contracting parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy; defensive when the parties agree to act In concert in defending each other against an enemy, wharton
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Among the various cases that are argued and determined in the courts, some, from their important character, have demanded more than usual attention from the Judges, and from this circumstance are frequently looked npon as having settled or determined the law upon all points involved in such cases, and as guides for sub* sequent decisions, and from the Importance they thus acquire are familiarly termed “lead
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That one of two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause who has the principal manage-ment of the cause
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The counsel on either side of a litigated action who is charged with the prin-cipal management and direction of the par-ty’s case, as distinguished from his juniors or subordinates, is said to “lead in the cause,” and is termed the “leading counsel” on that side
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where a deed was executed before the levy of a flne of land, for the purpose of specifying to whose use the flne should inure, it was said to “lead” the use. If executed after the fine, it was said to “declare” the use. 2 Bl. Comm. 363
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A species of proof on charges of lmpotency in France, coitus ooram tes films. Abolished A. D. 1677
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The title of a French work on marine insurance, by an unknown author, dating back, probably, to the sixteenth century, and said to bave been prepared for the merchants of Rouen. It is noteworthy as heing the earliest treatise on that subject now extant
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or LAZARETTO. A pest-house, or public hospital for persons affected with the more dangerous forms of contagious diseases; a quarantine station for vessels coming from countries where such diseases are prevalent
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A vernacular term for a suit, action, or cause Instituted or depend-ing between two private persons in the courts of law
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A person learned iu the law; as an attorney, couusel, or solicltor
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